After celebrating their fifth year on the Waterfront in Jersey City, Dwight Kern, 40, a shareholder at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney reflects that they couldn't have chosen a better location for the company's New Jersey office.

"Five years ago, when we were looking for locations in New Jersey to service our New Jersey clients, we were looking for a location that, you know, had some recognition, but was also kind of...on an upswing," Kern explained from a conference room at the office's tenth-floor location at Exchange Place, which includes direct views of the Manhattan skyline. "And Jersey City really fit the mold."

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Segal McCambridge Singer & Manhoney is a national firm, with approximately 200 attorneys, and locations across several states, including New York and Pennsylvania, according to Kern.

Kern, a Ridgewood, New Jersey native who attended Dickinson College in Pennsylvania then studied law at Widener University School of Law in Delaware, recalled how the company has grown since opening in Jersey City the company's only New Jersey office.

"When we opened up shop here in Jersey City, it was just me as an attorney," he said. "Now we have four attorneys, and doing quite well."

Those other attorneys at the Jersey City location include Dinesh Dadlani, Stephanie DeVos, and David Kostus.

Kern said he attributes some of the firm's success to its location on the waterfront. "It's very dynamic down here," he explained. "There's a lot of energy here. There's a lot of other companies that are in the area, great restaurants."

The view doesn't hurt either, he added. "You don't get views of New York City, when you're in New York City."